J9 Secretariat Permanent Joint Headquarters (United Kingdom) Northwood Headquarters Sandy Lane NORTHWOOD Middlesex HA6 3HP

Email: UKStratCom-PJHQ-J9- [email protected]

Ref: FOI2020-12599

11th December 2020 Mr Justin Zacchi request-706393- [email protected]

Dear Mr Zacchi,

Thank you for your email of 16 November which requested the following information:

“Could you advise which units (since Op Toral started) have deployed on operations, and what time-frame. I have not been able to find any information on this, but if there are other links available that would be grateful also!”

Your correspondence has been treated as a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).

A search for the information has now been completed within the Ministry of Defence, and we can confirm that the information in scope of your request is held. Please find below list of the formed unit battlegroups that have deployed on Operation TORAL since Feb 15:

Dates Unit(s) 16 Feb 2015 – 18 Aug 2015 1st Battalion, (1 R ANGLIAN) 18 Aug 2015 – 17 Apr 2016 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland (2 SCOTS)

17 Apr 2016 – 10 Dec 2016 2nd Battalion, The (2 RGR)

10 Dec 2016 – 12 Aug 2017 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment (1 R IRISH)

12 Aug 2017 – 11 Apr 2018 2nd Battalion, The (2 YORKS)

11 Apr 2018 – 14 Nov 2018 1st Battalion, (1 WG)

14 Nov 2018 – 23 March 1st Battalion, the Royal Anglian Regiment (1 R ANGLIAN) 2019 1st Battalion, the Royal Gurkha Rifles (1 RGR)

23 Mar 2019 – 8 Nov 2019 1st Battalion, (1 RIFLES) 8 Nov 2019 - 9 May 2020 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment (2 PARA)

2nd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment (2 YORKS)

9 May 2020 - 31 Oct 2020 4th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland (4 SCOTS)

2nd Battalion, The Rifles (2 RIFLES) 31 Oct 2020 - present 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland (2 SCOTS) 1st Battalion, the Royal Anglian Regiment (1 R ANGLIAN)

Please note that the above list does not include supporting elements or individual augmentees from the three Services, such as personnel who have been assigned to specific Staff Officer roles in HQ .

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Yours sincerely,

PJHQ J9 FOI Secretariat